除外

chúwài
verb HSK 7-9 #11,954

Meanings

  1. 1 to exclude
  2. 2 not including
  3. 3 except

Examples

HSK 3
Zhōumò chúwài, wǒ měitiān dōu shàngbān.
Except for weekends, I go to work every day.
HSK 6
Shuìfèi chúwài, zhège shāngpǐn de jiàgé shì wǔbǎi yuán.
Not including tax, this product costs five hundred yuan.

Tips

grammar
除外 is typically placed after the excluded item: X除外 = excluding X. This is different from 除了X以外, where 除了 comes before the item.

Stroke Order

chú
wài